Food Service Workers Rally Against Precarity
On January 21, a rally took place in support of Food Service Workers who are currently in the midst of a labour dispute with Chartwells — a subsidiary of Compass …
Chartwells (Compass Group)
Rally for Food Workers at Trent
The conflict between labour and ownership continues between food service workers at Trent University and Compass, a multinational corporation contracted by Trent University to manage the supply and delivery of …
Letter to the Editor
Some of us will have noticed flyers in the cafs calling for the return of, I believe: 2,000 utensils, 1,000 plates, and 800 eco-trays… or something like that. Obviously those …
Hey Trent students: Be a Waste Warrior!
Are you a Trent student? Do you have mass amounts of college spirit? Do you want to help the environment? How about win some awesome prizes? Then the first annual …
A look at foodservice changes made by Chartwells
After sixteen years of service from Aramark, Trent University handed its food providing crown over to Chartwells for the 2014–15 year under a new five year contract. As a first …
Huggable vending machine sparks new forms of intimacy on campus
If you haven’t heard Coca-Cola’s “Share the Love” or “Share a Coke” marketing campaign then you may be living under a rock. Last Monday, January 18, Coca-Cola and Chartwells, Trent’s …
What’s Cooking with SAFSS
Co-written by Dani Richardson. The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS) program was started in 2011, featuring both arts and science streams. This program provides tools to effect change, and …
A brief (and green) history of the Trent Food System
Photo by Andrew Tan Article co-written by Anisah Madden. Student and Faculty involvement in the Trent Food System has a long history, and there are many new and exciting initiatives …
Trent’s foodservice staff speak out over working conditions
Photos by Keila MacPherson Trent University’s food service is currently suffering from many changes and uncertainties that have been implemented since the new foodservice provider, Chartwells, took over last May. …
Editorial: Trent (still) deserves better from its foodservice
On January 28, 2013, an article I wrote entitled “Staff struggling over slashes in hours, positions” was published in the pages of Arthur. The article detailed how the management of …